Glove.



R. N. CARSON.

GLOVE.

APPLICATION men MAY 12, ms.

1,21 9,248. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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R.-N. CARSON.

GLOVE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12. 1915.

1,21 9,248. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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GLOVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed May 12, 1915. Serial No. 27,530.

back members of which the thumb is formed,

and to the manner of connecting them with the body or palm of the glove, and 1n the construction of the fingers.

The invention consists in a novel formation of the blanks which constitute the inner or front member and the outer or back member of the thumb, and in their union with each other and with the body .of the gloves, and also in fingers having continuous fourchette-like strips, extending between them and over the ends. I

It also comprises detailsof construction which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the blank, showing the fingers and the slit for the introduction of the thumb.

Fig. 2 is a view of the front or inside member of the thumb.

Fig. 3 is a view of the outside or back member of the thumb.

Fig. 4 shows the front of the thumb and a fragment of the palm attached.

Fig. 5 is a similar view with the back of the thumb partially attached.

Fig. 6 is a rear view of the complete thumb and its attachment to the palm.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view, showing the relative position of the parts and their attachment. Fig. 8 is a view of the glove blank cut to receive the strip 10.

Fig. 9 is a view of the finished glove.

A is a blank cut to form the body and finger fronts and backs, and when folded on the central dotted line. the two contlguous central portions form the first finger complete. the others being finished as will be hereafter described. In order to introduce the thumb and complete the article a slit 2 is made from the wrist end. extending substantially in line with the line of the front of the forefinger.

The front or inner part of the thumb member has a curved outer end 3 and divergent sides 4 terminating in a Wider'base, which is formed by two convex and converg ing edges 5. These bottom edges are stitched to the upper portion of the slit 2 which is opened out for that purpose, and when so stitched will form the inner curve between the thumb and the forefinger.

The back or outside of the thumb is much narrower than the front and has a semicircular upper end or tip 6 and edges 7 diverging downward about two-thirds the length, which portion is stitched to the contiguous edges of the thumb front. From the widest point of the back, the lower part of the thumb back is narrowed to a point by converging the edges, as at 8, and these edges are stitched to the edges of the slit below the thumb front, as at 2; the edges of the slit being drawn toward each other to fit the lower curvatures 8 of the thumb back and practically meeting at the edge of the wrist.

In this manner a smooth fit is made over the ball of the thumb, a firm connection is made between the thumb and the glove body, and a close, smooth fit is effected between the thumb front and the crotch between the inner base of the thumb and the forefinger. I am also enabled to use heavier and tougher wear resisting material, upon that part of the thumb which receives the abrasive action, while an inferior and cheaper material may be used for the back. The manner of cutting and uniting the two parts carries the uniting seams back as far as the corners of the thumb nail and entirely away from the ball of the thumb which .is exposed to wear.

The position of the thumb thus constructed places it in such relation with the body of the glove that it may fit either hand, and in order to accommodate the remainder of the glove to such use, the back and front and fingers may be cut alike, as in Fig. 1, and either side may constitute the palm. In order to complete the fingers thus formed, I introduce a strip 10 which is stitched from the top of the forefinger down the inside between the first and second fingers, thence over the top of the second and third fingers, finally terminating at the top of the last finger. This strip maybe continuous and takes the place of the fourchettes usually employed, and the introduction of this strip so disposes the front and back of the fingers, with relation to the body, that either side may become the palm or back, and the position and structure of the thumb fits it to present the front of the thumb properly when the glove is worn on either hand.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. The combination in a glove of the character described, of a body portion having a vertical slit inward from the wrist and in line with the forefinger, a thumb front member having a curved top, outwardly convex, diverging edges, and a base formed of inwardly curved centrally meeting edges, said edges being stitched and united to the inner part of the slit, and a. thumb back having the upper part stitched to the thumb front and the lower part to the lower edges of the slit.

2. The combination in a glove of the character described, of a body portion having a vertical slit inward from the wrist and in line with the forefinger, a thumb front member having a curved top, outwardly convex diverging edges, 21 base formed of inwardly curved, centrally meeting edges, said edges being stitched and united to the inner part of the slit, and a thumb back having a curved top, and side edges diverging therefrom and united to the front member as far as its base, said back having the remaining edges convergent conversely to a single point and stitched to the edges of the slit below the union with the thumb front.

3. A straight glove comprising a body portion having integral finger and body sides of substantially equal size, said body portion being slit centrally and vertically in line with the first finger, a thumb front stitched in the upper end of the slit, and a thumb back, the upper edges of which are stitched to the sides of the thumb front and the lower edges stitched in the slit below its union with the thumb front.

4. In a glove, a body member having a thumb slit, straight, from end to end, a thumb comprising afront member and a back member stitched to each other and to the sides of the slit, said front member being substantially wider than said back member.

In a glove, a body member having a thumb slit, straight from end to end, a

thumb comprising a front member and a back member stitched to each other and to the sides of said out, said front member covering substantially two-thirds of the distance around the thumb and said back member covering substantially one-third of the distance around the thumb.

6. In a glove, a body having a straight narrow thumb slit with parallel sides, said slit being straight from end to end, a thumb comprising a front member and a back member stitched together and to the sides of said slit, the seams between the members extending above the side edges of the thumb nail when the glove is worn.

7. A members foldable on the line of the forefinger front, to be opposed and united, said blank having a straight slit from the wrist inward in line with the forefinger front, a thumb front having convex sides, a segmental top and a crotch-shaped base, and a nar row rear convex-sided thumb member terminating in a point at the bottom, said thumb members being stitched together along the upper portion, and the slit being separated to receive the crotch-shaped base of the thumb front and the tapering lower portion of the thumb back.

8. A glove having the body and fingers formed of equal sides foldable on the line of the forefinger front and having a slit extending from the wrist toward and in line with said fold, and .a thumb'composed of independent frontand back members of different widths with the upper parts stitched together on lines to the rear of the ball of the thumb, and having the lower part of the thumb front stitched to the upper part of the slit to form a seam between said front and the forefinger and the rear thumb member stitched into the lower part of the slit.

9. A glove having the body and fingers formed of equal sides foldable on the line of the forefinger front and stitched at the opposite side of the hand, a single strip of material extending from the end of the forefinger. to the end of the little finger and having its edges stitched to the contiguous edges of the finger blanks, said body blank having a slit made from the wrist in line with the front of the forefinger, a thumb front having its inner end cut in a notch, the

edges of which are stitched to the upper edges of the slit to form the seam between the forefinger and thumb, and a rear thumb member stitched to the edges of the thumb front approximately in line with the corners of the thumb nail and having its lower end extended to a point and stitched into the lower part of the slit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT N. CARSON. 

